GCSE Biblical Hebrew. Mark Scheme for June Unit A202: Literature. General Certificate of Secondary Education

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1 GCSE Biblical Hebrew Unit A22: Literature General Certificate of Secondary Education Mark Scheme for June 25 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations

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3 MARK SCHEME a The five kings Do not accept kings or four kings or four and five kings or kings of Sodom and Gomorrah b Now the Valley of Fields / Siddim was full of 2 bitumen / tar pits. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell in there whilst the remainder fled to any mountain (they could find). They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and left. (2) Maximum: [2] c The fugitive came and told Avram the Hebrew who was living among the plains of Mamre the Emorite, (Mamre being) the brother of Eshkol and Aner.They were all allies of Avram. (2) Avram heard that his kinsman had been captured and armed his 38 trained men who had been born in his household and pursued [the enemy] as far as Dan. (2) 4 3

4 d He splits his forces at night () He struck them () He chases the enemy as far as Chovah () He rescues all the possessions (of Sodom and Gomorrah) () He rescues Lot and his possessions () He rescues the women and the people () e Avram would give the rescued people to the king () and Avram could keep all the possessions () f He makes an oath () in G-d s Name () that he will not take even the smallest item () He explains that he does not want the king to take any credit for Avram s wealth () 3 Any point one mark, max. three 2 Do not accept give me the life Maximum: [4] 3 Accept correct linguistic comments e.g. explanation of thread to shoelace as metaphor Superfluous pronoun ani heesharti () Accept: he rebuffs the king Any point one mark, max. three 4

5 g Reimbursement for the food (Avram s 2 Any point one mark, max. two young men ate for this battle) () and the spoils of war due to them () the share that Aner, Eshkol and Mamre are entitled to () h the plains שוה) = equal) () of the two 2 Any point one mark, max. two towns () (Apparently there were two towns near each other) that twinned up as one. () (Da at Mikra) dual form () i (i) Unique name given to the Divine Being () Accept a name for G-d (ii) Far be it from me! / 'without me' () (Ibn Janach) i.e. to take other people's money is remote from me () Max. one mark Do not accept far be it you can take what you want without my permission () since I make no claim on the property () (Sforno) Accept except what occurred was without my help () (Gd caused the victory) so I claim nothing except what the men have eaten (Malbim) j Numbers over ten often cause the nouns they qualify to revert to the singular Do not accept collective noun without further explanation (i) k נכה (ii) (and) they smote / attacked () from smiting / attacking () 2 Any two points of a contrast, one mark each, max. two (3 rd person masculine plural) imperfect () infinitive construct () Accept future Do not accept verb or infinitive Accept third root letter missing () and third root letter attracts os ending () 2 a the war of the kings () Avram s refusal to take a reward from the king of Sodom () rescue of Lot () Either point, one mark; Accept events from Chapter 4 5

6 2 b (i) Avram said, O L-rd, G-d, what will you give me [since] I am going childless and the steward of my house is Eliezer of Damascus. Avram said, Behold, You have not given me children (2) and a member of my household will be my heir. Suddenly, the L-rd s Word came to him saying, This one will not be my heir; only one who will come from your body will be your heir. (2) 4 2 b (ii) ה וא א י ש = ה וא ד מ ש ק א ל יע ז ר The phrase that is the man of () ד מ ש ק א ל יע ז ר Damascus, Eliezer () (Ibn Janach) ד מ ש ק was Eliezer s original name () and Avram named him א ל יע ז ר () (so the phrase means that is Damesek (also known as) Eliezer. (Redak) ) ב ן The phrase is elliptical with the word being used twice. () It is like: מ ש ק ב ית י ה וא ב ן ד מ ש ק א ל יע ז ר and the וב ן steward of my house is the son (man) of Damascus, Eliezer. () (Ibn Ezra) 2 Any point, one mark, max. two Nickname because he chased the kings to Damascus () Award for relevant points which explain the phrase without specifically referring to word order Maximum: 4 6

7 2 c He shows him the stars () He challenges him to count them () saying that his descendants would match their number () He makes a covenant with Avram () involving animals and birds () 2 d and he placed each piece opposite the other but he did not split the birds. Birds of prey came down on the carcasses and Avram drove them away.(2) 3 Any point, one mark, max. three 2 Accept: G-d reassures Avram that his belief in Him is an act of righteousness e (i) קמח is coarse flour while סלת is fine flour! () קמח was for the cakes but the סלת Solution: the was to place over the pot to absorb the froth. () (Rashi) Sarah was asked to prepare 3 seahs of coarse flour to make from them fine flour; 3 seahs of course flour produces only a little fine flour. () (Ramban) 3 One mark for each difficulty in (i) and (ii) and one mark for either solution kemach and soles both mean flour () Maximum: 2 7

8 (ii) Literally he hurried to make it (the calf) how Who is he who prepared the calf () Ishmael () or Abram () does one make a calf? () Solution: the word לעשות here means to prepare. () 2 f three () (Rashi) 2 Any point, one mark, max. two prime quality ( three-star ) () (Chizkuni) three-year old () (Ibn Ezra) part of a set of triplets () (Ramban) the third-born () (Rashi to Pesachim 68a) a third grown () (Rashi to Eruvin 63a) strong (as in the three-ply cord see Kohelet / Ecclesiastes 4:2) () (Midrash Hagadol) 2 g (i) ירש () Kal () 2 (ii) נשב () Hiphil () 2 2 h (i) Among others: 2 He tells G-d he is worried about not having an heir () He believes in G-d () He carries out the Covenant between the Pieces () He seeks permission from G-d to tend to his guests () even though it means disturbing G-d s visit () (ii) He runs towards his guests () despite his recent circumcision () 2 He offers to fetch bread for them () He urges Sarah to bake for them () He runs to fetch a calf to serve them () 3 a (the report of) the death of King Saul After David s lament () b (i) Abigail is called here the wife of Naval but she is currently married to David! 8

9 (ii) Naval was her former husband Allow: This was a punishment for her having proposed marriage to David even before the death of her first husband, Naval. [See Samuel 25:3] (Alshich) c Now, may your hands be strong and be brave for your master, Saul, is dead and the House of Judah has anointed me as king over them.(2) 2 d e f from root: פלג 'half' () with an added formative (noun) ש () is a 'half-wife' () (who is legally married but has no rights to a marriage document (kethubah) ). (R' S. R. Hirsch to Bereishis 25:6) Am I nobody ( dog s head ) () in the rival tribe (Judah) ()? On the contrary, I am the one in charge of your Benjamite kingdom! () (Malbim) They are the most northerly (Dan) and southerly (Be er Sheba) () towns in Israel. It is the equivalent of from Land s End to John O Groats. () two extremes () north and south () means the whole land () Maximum: 2 2 Any point, one mark, max. two (Gesenius) softness or pleasure from related Semitic root pe lamed gimel or pe lamed kuf () If root is not given, maximum mark for the question is. 2 Any point, one mark, max. two 2 Any point, one mark, max. two 9

10 g He was unable to reply anything to Avner out of fear for him. Avner sent messengers to David from his place saying (2) "[I swear] by the One Who owns the land / [I swear] by (you, David,) who owns the land saying: Make a covenant with me and behold my hand is with you to win over all Israel for you." (2) 4 Maximum: 4 h (i) locative / directional (ii) feminine possessive / her Do not accept feminine (iii) hiphil (iv) extended / softening / emphatic imperative Do not accept cohortative i The expression 'going up' is used because David wanted to move from Ziklag in the Negev (southern Desert) to the mountainous region of 2 Any point, one mark, max. two Moving from Philistia to Israel is called going up () Judah. () Secondly, moving north is also referred to as 'going up'. () (Da at Mikra) j Among others: 4 Any point of contrast, two marks David says both G-d and he will act kindly towards the men of Jabesh-Gilead () whereas Avner swears in G-d s name () that he (Avner) will perform the act of kindness() Max. two points of contrast for four marks David does not say what the kindness will Avner gives details of the kindness, namely, David: G-d will do kindness () Abner: I will do kindness ()

11 be () David makes no mention of a covenant between him and the men of Jabesh-Gilead () David mentions kindness and truth () he will help restore David s monarchy () Avner sends a message of allegiance but David has to make a covenant () Avner mentions only kindness () David: blessing people for burying his enemy () Abner: changing sides to support former enemy () David: kindness on account of a good deed () Abner: kindness to a former enemy in order to rebel against Ish- Bosheth () 4 a David b (i) The Philistines / Plishtim heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel and all the Philistines / Plishtim ascended to look for David. (2) David heard and descended to the fortress. The Philistines / Plishtim / Plishtim came and spread out in the Refaim valley. (2) 4 Maximum: 4 (ii) reflexive Accept passive if a passive translation is included c He asks the High Priest () Do not accept Ark who is wearing the Ephod / Urim vetumim / priestly garment () (through which he could inquire for Divine advice)

12 d David and his men carried off these idols () e They burned them () (Rashi from Targum Jonathan) [See also Chronicles 4:22] David inquired of the L-rd Who said, "Do not go up! Go around behind them and come against them from opposite the mulberry trees. (2) 2 Accept added explanation: with the intention that Ittai the Gittite, one of David s gentile generals would renounce their idol status and make their use permitted () 2 Any point, one mark, max. two f When he hears the sound of marching (from the tops of the (mulberry) trees) () Only then may he mobilize his army () For only then will G-d go out to battle the Philistines / Plishtim on his behalf () g G-d has smashed the enemy like a surge of water. () h Among others: a rhetorical question () sarcasm : how honoured is this day () 3 Maximum: 2 Allow: like one passes through water Do not accept Hebrew 3 Any point, one mark, max. three Do not award marks for translation without explanation of language 2

13 i she repeats today () she refers indirectly to her own husband as the king of Israel () / without referring to him by name () she contrasts the king of Israel with the maidservants of his servants () she uses a double infinitive construct as one of the low-lives completely exposes himself () Among others: He asks G-d on two occasions for advice on how to tackle the Philistine attack () He credits the victory to G-d ( G-d has made a breach in the enemy ) () He obeys G-d s command to exercise restraint (until he receives a sign to attack the enemy) () He explains his seemingly frivolous dancing by saying he did this in honour of G-d () Several of his sons names include an allusion to the Divine Name () He destroys the idols of the Philistines () ל ם line )ב יר וש ( ו א ל יפ ל ט (line 2) ב י ד ך (line 5) מ י ם (line 6) ג ז ר (line ) א כ ב ד ה (line 5) י ל ד (line 5) 4 Any point, one mark, max. four 3 Any example, one mark each, max. three Tekherotz line 9 B enai line 4 3

14 5 a Return my daughters, go! I am too old to marry. Even if I thought I had hope and would be together with a husband tonight, (2) would I bear children? Will you wait / hope for them (these children) to grow up, will you be chained to them not to get married? (2) No, my daughters, I am bitterer than you / I am bitter because of you for the hand of G-d has gone out against me! (2) 6 Maximum: 6 b Ruth () and Orpah () 2 c She stays with Naomi even though Orpah has left () 4 Any point, one mark, max. four She is not persuaded to leave () Indeed she begs Naomi not to send her away () She says she will go wherever Naomi goes () She says she will sleep wherever Naomi sleeps () Naomi s people are her people () Naomi s G-d is her G-d () She will die where Naomi dies () She strengthens herself to keep up with Naomi () 4

15 d It is a mixture of masculine הם and feminine שתי Either attempt, up to two marks () Masculine suffix despite referring to women () e (i) המם Accept he vav mem (Gesenius) (ii) מרר f She used to be sweet (as the name Naomi suggests) () but now she is bitter and should be referred to as Mara ( bitter ) () as G-d has dealt her a severe blow. () She left (Bethlehem) full (of children) () but has returned empty (as her children have died) () 4 Any point, one mark, max. four Accept G-d has treated her harshly () g h i To the east of the Dead Sea / southern Jordan River מה י ות (line 2) Mem privative / negative ל ב ל ת י (line 3) not to אל No! אל (lines 5 and 9) - negative imperative, do not ב נ ת י my daughters' they are really her daughters-in-law ה מ ו ת י פ ר יד death separates ו ת ה ם כ ל ה ע יר all the city was in uproar meaning the people thereof א נ י מ ל אה ה ל כ ת י I left full Accept east of Israel/Jordan River () Accept south-east of Israel but not south-east Accept south/south-east of Beth Lechem 2 Any example, one mark, max. three Accept Hebrew word only if spelling is correct Do not accept rhetorical question 3 Any point, one mark, max. three Do not award for Hebrew only 5

16 6 a They said to Jepthah / Yiftach, Come, become our captain and let us fight against Ammon! Jepthah / Yiftach said to the elders of Gilead, (2) Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father s house?! Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble?! (2) 4 b If the people bring him back to lead against Ammon () and G-d gives them victory() he will become the leader of all the Gileadite residents () c He refers to her as his daughter () He tells her to stay in his field () He tells her not to go to another field () He tells her to remain with his girl workers () He informs her that he has forbidden his male workers to bother her () He tells her to drink if she is thirsty () d She blesses him () She says he has dealt kindly with both the living and the dead () 3 Maximum: 4 4 Any point, one mark, max. four 3 Any point, one mark, max. three 6

17 e (i) f (ii) She says he is a redeemer due to his family relationship () She praises the fact that Boaz tells her to stay with his girl workers () Boaz tells her to stay with the female workers but she says he told her to stay with the male workers She was foreign (as indicated by the word / Moabitess) () which meant that she ה מ וא ב י ה could confuse her masculines and feminines () or alternatively, despite her wanting to join the Israelite nation with all its rules, her coarse upbringing may have led to a Freudian slip! () (both explanations from Torah Temimah) She stuck with Boaz s girl workers to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. She stayed with her mother-in-law (2) Accept word order is different 2 Any point, one mark, max. two 2 Accept object brought forward in line 6 () for emphasis () Accept nearim is a generic term for workers g כ - (weak) dagesh () an a בגד כפת letter at the beginning of a word () ל (strong) dagesh () after a short Maximum: 2 4 Any two answers, one point for the name of the dot and one point for the explanation 7

18 unstressed vowel / between a short and long vowel () or to compensate for the כ ל ו לת י ך [Cf. () כלל from the root ל missing Jeremiah 2:2] ה mappik () for feminine possessive / her () h Line 4 conditional / if () Line 5 negatively after an oath () double negative = positive surely () Line 6 introducing a relative clause () part of expression meaning until () Accept dagesh and mapiq if written in Hebrew letters (including script) 2 Any example, one mark, max. two 8

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